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PROGRAM SUPERVISOR

Joseph is the Program Supervisor for the Eastern North Carolina Outpatient Clinics located in Greenville, New Bern, and Wilmington.  He is also part of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Council (DEI) and the Peer Leadership Council (PLC).

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OHIO STATE DIRECTOR

Vincent has extensive experience in working with highly vulnerable populations such as those who have severe and persistent mental illnesses, dually diagnosed individuals, severe substance use, the chronically homeless and the deaf/hard-of-hearing populations.

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EXECUTIVE VP - NE REGION

Dr. Kevin Ann Huckshorn is the Executive Vice President-Northeast Region, for RI International. She is responsible for RI onsite operations in DE, VA, OH, and MD. Kevin is a licensed and certified mental health nurse and substance abuse clinician with 40 years of experience.

GUIDE CONSULTING SERVICES
PRESIDENT & CEO

Guide Consulting Services is a government relations firm advancing mental health policy and public affairs. Before starting Guide Consulting, Al was previously affiliated with the National Mental Health Awareness Campaign and Mental Health America.

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NURSE MANAGER AND TRAINER

Amy Jordan is a psychiatric nurse with 20 years experience. She  has practiced in adult inpatient psychiatry, and still has the same passion for behavioral health work as she did when she got her first job in nursing.

GUIDE CONSULTING SERVICES
POLICY ASSOCIATE

Audrey Wheeler is the Policy Associate at Guide Consulting Services, where she supports policy development, public awareness, and legislative advocacy. She has a background in communications and national political campaigns, with a basis in grassroots organizing, writing, and strategy research.

ALLIANCE HEALTH
DIRECTOR

Since 2017, Dr. Johnson has led efforts at Alliance to expand treatment and recovery supports for opioid use disorder, including support for harm reduction, peer engagement services, and evidence-based treatment in community, forensic, hospital and other settings.

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CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER

Dr. Chuck Browning serves at the Chief Medical Officer for RI International and the Medical Director for Georgia’s Behavioral Health Link.  He is an international speaker on the on the topics of the Fusion of Medical and Peer Support Systems, 988 and Crisis Care, and clinical best practices.

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CEO & PRESIDENT

David Covington is a behavioral health innovator, entrepreneur and storyteller. He is also a partner in Behavioral Health Link, and founder of the international innovations “Moving America’s Soul on Suicide,” “Zero Suicide,” “Crisis Now,” “Crisis Talk” and “Hope Inc. Stories.”

OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES, EMS DIVISION
PROGRAM MANAGER

Capt. Helen Tripp has been a paramedic with Durham County EMS since August 1991. Since 2017, she has led a team of Community Paramedics who work with underserved individuals in the community.

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QUALITY COORDINATOR

Jamie Sanchez has been working in the mental health and substance use field for over 10 years. She is determined to help make a difference in the lives of others.

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VP- SOUTHEAST REGION

Joy is an expert in Medication Assisted Treatment and the leader of the RI Opioid Consult team. She has determined that her purpose is to assist with breaking generational and systemic patterns with compassion, creativity, and consistency.

INTEGRATED HEALTH RESOURCES
REGIONAL MANAGER

Megan is currently the Regional Manager for the Blended Mobile crisis program which services six counties in and around the Atlanta (Region 3) area and operates 24/7/365. Megan has a strong belief that without a strong community we cannot help and support individuals in crisis.

PEEQHEALTH
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER

Dr. Mankad is devoted to excellence in clinical outcomes for the individuals served by network providers. He is passionate about developing and scaling proven clinical models and driving cost-effective care that offers meaningful impact and possesses over 20 years of psychiatric and health-system knowledge.

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ASSOCIATE CMO

Dr. Riddle has 14 years of experience as an adult psychiatrist, with particular interests in consultation/ liaison psychiatry, medical education and behavioral health crisis care. He has previous experience leading consultation liaison teams, providing inpatient psychiatric care, and leading an ACT team.

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DELAWARE STATE DIRECTOR

NaTascha currently oversees Delaware operations for RI International. NaTascha has over 19 years of experience serving diverse and challenging populations. Her personal mission is simple – LEARN, LIVE, SERVE, EDUCATE.

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NURSE PRACTITIONER

Shana Williams holds a Master’s degree in Nursing and a Doctorate. She has over 10 years of experience within inpatient and outpatient behavioral health as well as substance dependence and Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT).

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PROGRAM DIRECTOR CUMBERLAND RRC

Susan Kornett is a dually-licensed Clinician and Certified Clinical Supervisor who serves as Program Director of Cumberland Recovery Response Center. She has worked in the field of mental health and substance use for over 10 years.

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CARE COORDINATOR

Tonja is an ordained minister, community activist, peer counselor, veteran, subject matter expert in mental health, untreated trauma, a faith based approach to substance use recovery and counsel for community based and system approaches.

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CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER

Victor served as North Carolina DHHS Chief Health Equity Officer, with responsibility for leading the overarching strategy and operational goals to promote health equity, diversity, and inclusion across all the agency’s health and human services.

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PSYCHIATRIC NP

Vincent Cella is a doctor of nursing practice (DNP). He provides MAT services at RI's Henderson and Durham RRC. Vincent is a provider for the OBOT clinic in Durham and a training and development specialist for MAT in outpatient settings.

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TEAM LEAD

Whitney Abbott began with RI at the Henderson RRC while entering her third year of sobriety. She is a recipient of RI's 2018 Peer Support of the Year Award. She hopes to share the benefits of MAT with others, and its positive influence in her own life.

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QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL

Eboni Burton is a licensed clinical social worker and a licensed clinical addictions specialist associate. She works at the Cumberland RRC and strives to bring awareness and knowledge about the opioid epidemic through use of language, data, and research.

WORDS OF LOVE COUNSELING

Erinn has provided crisis intervention and crisis assessments for 9 years, while assisting with training and supervision for new hires and masters level social workers. In April 2020, she launched her private practice, Words of Love Counseling, LLC.

TEMPE POLICE SERGEANT

Rob is a Tempe Police Sergeant who brings over ten years’ experience working to improve public safety the quality of life in the community, by effective integration and utilization of the Public Behavioral Health System.